Mr.
Elwood
Eugene
Rotruck
Born in Toledo, OH
Ancestors 
Brother of
Yvonne Ida Ruth (Rotruck) Sell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 22
in Lost At Sea WWII in England
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2015
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Mr. Elwood Rotruck was Killed in Action during World War II.
Biography
Elwood's submarine was torpedoed by the Germans and sunk in March 1944. There were no survivors.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFT-34K : accessed 30 May 2016), Elwood Rotruck in household of Cecil Rotruck, Washington Township, Lucas, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-30, sheet 7A, family 132, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3106.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JCSN : accessed 30 May 2016), Elwood E Rotruck, 1944; Burial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial; citing record ID 56293920, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elwood:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elwood:
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~25.00%
Diane (Sell) Bezeau 
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Categories: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, Cambridgeshire | Killed in Action, United States of America, World War II